At a press conference held this 27 February, Sébastien Ntahongendera, secretary general of CDP Inserukarukamvye, has announced that this party has decided to withdraw from KIRA-Burundi coalition.
Sébastien Ntahongendera, secretary general of CDP Inserukarukamvye party holding a press conference
CDP accuses other coalition members of wanting to impose the representative of Kira-Burundi coalition in the presidential election of May 2020.
“They have told us that the presidential candidate will not be elected in a meeting of leaders of coalition parties which members had planned. He would rather be appointed and representatives of political parties should present him to their members,” said Mr Ntahongendera.
He adds that his party which fights for the promotion of democracy cannot accept to be represented by a person who was not democratically chosen.
This party will be represented by its chairman Anicet Niyonkuru in the presidential election, says Ntahongendera.
As for Aloys Baricako, legal representative of Kira-Burundi coalition, he says he was surprised by the withdrawal of CDP party from the coalition.
He regrets that he was not notified of this decision and refutes the accusations of CDP party over the nomination of the presidential candidate.
He says that the representative of Kira-Burundi coalition in the presidential elections is not yet known. “He will be elected in a meeting of leaders of parties that compose the coalition,” reassures Baricako adding that the decision must be taken by consensus.
“How come he accuses us of having imposed a presidential candidate on them when in fact we have not yet chosen him?” wonders Baricako.
He adds that the coalition is still looking for someone who meets the required conditions to represent this political coalition.
The Kira-Burundi Coalition was created on 19 February, 2020 and was so far made up of four political parties namely CDP Inserukarukamvye, PAJUDE, RANAC and FDES Sangira.
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